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Children’s homes receive donation at Battle 4 Atlantis

THREE local children’s homes and a school that caters to children with special needs were the recipients of a generous donation from Atlantis, Paradise Island, during the ninth annual Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis championship game on November 29.

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Another banner year for sports in The Bahamas

IT HAS been another banner year for sports in the country and one of those that stood out in the foreground were the performances of our various teams that competed both locally and on the international scene.

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Eighth annual Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis has loaded field

IF you are looking for me between November 21-23, start at the Imperial Arena in the Atlantis resort.

Broker ‘acted in good faith’ on $400m fraud

A BISX-listed company’s principal, and its main broker/dealer subsidiary, are demanding that a US federal lawsuit against them be dismissed because they “acted in good faith and did not receive ill-gotten profits” from an alleged $400 million financial fraud.

BISX-listed firm’s $5m ‘recapitalise’ after SEC settles

A BISX-listed company will have to undergo a $5 million ‘recapitalisation’ as a result of the deal struck by its principal and main subsidiary to settle a lawsuit against them by US federal regulators.

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Bahamas on a roll at Pan Am Bowling Championships

The men’s team was the first to hit the lanes for Team Bahamas at the Pan American Bowling Confederation (PABCON) Championships being hosted in Cali, Colombia.

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A look back on great moments in sports history on March 21

Enough of the mock NFL Drafts, and monitoring where the likes of Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson and Jamal Charles will all end up, and under what circumstances?

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Sir Durward Knowles oldest living Olympic gold medallist in world

OUR very own national hero and philanthropist Sir Durward Knowles, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964, is now the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world.Sir Durward, who sailed to a first-place finish in the

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Basketball Federation round robin nationals all set for DW Davis

THE top basketball teams in the country will meet this weekend to decide the overall title of national champions.

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Burrows and Gibson post double doubles in head-to-head meeting

TWO teams headed in opposite directions - Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers maintained their national ranking with a three-game winning streak while Qyemah Gibson and the St Mary’s Huskies lost their third game in a row.

TOUGH CALL: Another set of islands another set of solutions

KIRKWALL, Orkney – Visiting this remote group of islands off Scotland’s northeast coast recently, I was struck by some remarkable similarities to the Bahamas.

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Sea life centre using alternative energy

THE Alaska SeaLife Centre in Seward has announced that 98 per cent of its heating and cooling requirements are fulfilled by alternative energy: heat extracted from ocean water in Resurrection Bay.

Atlantis is targeting ‘Legend-ary’ Xmas

Atlantis is eyeing 100 per cent occupancy levels over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday period, one resort executive yesterday saying the scheduled concert by award-winning singer/songwriter John Legend  was “drawing good demand”.

Court 'quashes' Commission probe into BISX firm's broker

The Securities Commission is appealing a court verdict that “quashed” its bid to assess the solvency of a BISX-listed company’s broker/dealer affiliate, which is embroiled in an ongoing $340 million fraud probe.

FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers: Men's national basketball team players return to pro circuit

FOLLOWING last month’s home triumph at the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers, several men’s national basketball team players returned to the professional circuit and continued that momentum with their respective clubs. David Nesbitt continues his career in B

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TENNIS 2012 BRAJAXBA WINTER CLASSIC 11 Here's a look at the winners in the 2012 Brajaxba Winter Classic Tournament held at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend: MINI-TENNIS A GROUP CHAMPION - Dentry Mortimer RUNNER-UP - Nia Richardson MIN

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Beach access may reopen 'within two weeks'

THE collapsed stairway which forced the “temporary closure” of a public access path to Cabbage Beach could reopen within the next two weeks, according to officials at Atlantis who yesterday said repairs are now 75 percent completed. In an update on

CARTOON THAT SENT A SIGNAL

THIS cartoon was taken from a pre-majority rule edition of The Herald, a newspaper that would become a mouthpiece for the governing PLP. This cartoon was part of the party’s strategy to encourage the black electorate to vote out the white oligarchs of the UBP.

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$45,000 presented to Governor General’s Youth Awards

NINETY-two players took part in the 14th Annual Duke of Edinburgh Semi-Finals Charity Golf Tournament at Ocean Club Golf Course on Sunday morning in support of the Governor General’s Youth Awards programme.

Sports Notes

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools began its 2015/16 basketball season at various playing sites yesterday.